This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
cetane
[ see-teyn ]
/ ˈsi teɪn /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C16H34, used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby cetane
cet-, CETA, Cetacaine, cetacean, cetaceum, cetane, cetane number, Cetatea Albă, cete, ceteris paribus, cetin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for cetane
cetane
/ (ˈsiːteɪn) /
noun
a colourless insoluble liquid alkane hydrocarbon used in the determination of the cetane number of diesel fuel. Formula: C 16 H 34Also called: hexadecane
Word Origin for cetane
C19: from Latin cētus whale + -ane, so called because related compounds are found in sperm whale oil
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for cetane
cetane
[ sē′tān′ ]
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon derived from petroleum. It is used as a solvent and a component of diesel fuels. Chemical formula: C16H34.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.